by Anya | Apr 21, 2013 | Anya's Garden Perfumes, Ask the Perfumer
“Springtime” is a term that has little meaning in Miami. We went from relatively pleasant weather that the northern part of the country envies to hot, steamy, sauna-like weather in the blink of an eye. It typically starts now, in mid-April. The...
by Anya | Mar 10, 2013 | Ask the Perfumer, natural perfume, raw materials of perfumery, study perfumery
Sorry I’m late today, but I think most of America is, too, with the exception of Arizona and Hawaii. Daylight Savings Time should be called Daylight Confusion Time! Please post your questions until 10PM tonight, whatever that may be, lol. Now for a little...
by Anya | Mar 3, 2013 | Ask the Perfumer, natural perfume, Natural Perfumery Institute, raw materials of perfumery, study perfumery
Brrr– it’s cold in Miami today so I’m staying inside today working on uploading fresh versions of my perfumery lecture for the Natural Perfumery Institute. Since 2007, I’ve been the only perfumery instructor to offer extra help with the course...
by Anya | Feb 24, 2013 | Ask the Perfumer, Natural Perfumers Guild, Natural Perfumery Institute, raw materials of perfumery, study perfumery
On Feb. 1st, I posted a teaser titled “Perfumer, you don’t know what you’re missing until you get it” and said that a white paper on a technique to improve and protect your tinctures and perfumes would be released shortly. Then the editor who...
by Anya | Dec 15, 2012 | Ask the Perfumer, Giveaway, raw materials of perfumery
A standard brunch drink is a Mimosa – orange juice and champagne. Well, I have the mimosa tree blooming madly in my front garden in Miami this week. The skies have been grey, so the yellow orange of the flowers is dulled, but the scent is not! Those of you...